ZWO ASI174MM-COOL binning, bit-depth
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:41 pm
Hi,
I am trying to use 2x binning on my ZWO ASI174MM-COOL camera in 16-bit mode, but my results always look identical to 1x binning mode.
I've tried 8-bit mode and seen a massive brightness increase in 2x bin over 1x bin, as expected, but see no difference in 16-bit mode. I've processed my PNGs in several programs (ImageJ and Photoshop CS) and cannot tell the difference.
Would this be a SharpCap bug or unsupported feature of the camera? (I realize the camera is actually only 12-bit).
I've tried in SharpCap 3.0 as well as 2.9.
Kind regards,
I am trying to use 2x binning on my ZWO ASI174MM-COOL camera in 16-bit mode, but my results always look identical to 1x binning mode.
I've tried 8-bit mode and seen a massive brightness increase in 2x bin over 1x bin, as expected, but see no difference in 16-bit mode. I've processed my PNGs in several programs (ImageJ and Photoshop CS) and cannot tell the difference.
Would this be a SharpCap bug or unsupported feature of the camera? (I realize the camera is actually only 12-bit).
I've tried in SharpCap 3.0 as well as 2.9.
Kind regards,